California State Parks and the U.S. Forest Service may continue prescribed fire operations beginning Jan. 25. To view a map with project locations and details, go online. Residual smoke may be seen in locations where operations have taken place over the last several weeks. Before conducting prescribed fire operations, agencies post road signs around areas […]
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By Siobhan McAndrew, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada higher education officials voted Friday to move forward on creating a common registration system for the state’s seven public colleges. The Nevada System of Higher Education, the governing body over the state’s public schools including UNR and Truckee Meadows Community College, want students from its campuses able to access classes at […]
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Harriet Erickson Stangland, the founder of the now defunct Nebelhorn Ski Resort atop Echo Summit, died Jan. 16 She was 91. She and her late husband, Gordon, built the resort in the 1940s. It was one of the first ski areas in the greater Lake Tahoe area. Today it is Adventure Mountain. Part of the […]
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For the next two weeks, Northern Nevada residents can expect to see double or even triple the normal law enforcement presence. The Nevada Highway Patrol has joined forces with law enforcement agencies statewide to crack down on impaired driving. Illegal drugs, prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines and lack of sleep can also impair the ability to drive safely. […]
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By Associated Press CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn broke Annemarie Moser-Proell’s record for most World Cup downhill victories with her 37th in skiing’s marquee event on Saturday. Vonn beat Larisa Yurkiw of Canada by 0.28 seconds on the Olympia delle Tofane course — the same site where she eclipsed Moser-Proell’s overall women’s record of […]
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By USSA KITZBUEHEL, Austria – Thirty racers started a fast, dark and bumpy Hahnenkamm Saturday at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup downhill, but only 24 made it to the finish line. Andrew Weibrecht (Lake Placid, N.Y.) led a trio of surviving Americans. The race, which started from a lower start position due to weather […]
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By Richard Chang, Sacramento Bee A day after the search for his missing son was called off at Sugar Bowl Ski Resort, Mike May put on his skis and headed back up the hill. May and a few family members huddled together Wednesday amid cold temperatures to “celebrate Carson and the place where he loved […]
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By Erin Jones Did you know that more than 30 percent of adults use health care approaches outside of mainstream Western or conventional medicine? You may have heard the terms complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine—but what do they really mean? Integrative medicine brings conventional and complementary approaches together and takes the whole person into account: […]
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By Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times California’s congressional delegation continued to wrangle over how to respond to the Golden State’s water crisis Thursday when Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. , released what she called a “discussion draft” of proposed legislation. Feinstein said in a statement that the bill addresses long-term and short-term water concerns. “In […]
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By Larry Weitzman Money is so tight in El Dorado County that CAO Larry Combs recently decided that no general fund money will be used for roads in El Dorado County. But that didn’t stop our Board of Supervisors from conducting a Citizens Engagement Survey at a reported cost of $15,000 to “help” with determining […]
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